Sunday 18 September 2011

18th September, 2011. Beachy Head. Cloud cover 1/8th increasing to 7/8ths, Cold at first becoming hot. NW to SW 2-3

RKH & RES covered a number of sites on the Headland and RDME & SM were trapping in Whitbread Hollow and the following are their combined totals with birds ringed in brackets:

Great Spotted Woodpecker 1
Sand Martin 4
Swallow 500+
House Martin 100
Song Thrush 1 (1 re-trap)
Grasshopper Warbler 1 (1)
Common Whitethroat 13 (5)
Garden Warbler 1 (1)
Blackcap 250 (64)
Chiffchaff 155 (36)
Willow Warbler 3
Goldcrest 1 (1)
Bullfinch 1